CVE-2016-5425

The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, Fedora, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and possibly other Linux distributions uses weak permissions for /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 93%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
apachetomcat
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= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
tomcat6
precise
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
tomcat7
precise
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
tomcat8
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
Red Hat logo
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Releases
Red Hat Product
Release
tomcat
RHEL 7
0:7.0.54-8.el7_2
fixed
tomcat-admin-webapps
RHEL 7
0:7.0.54-8.el7_2
fixed
tomcat-docs-webapp
RHEL 7
0:7.0.54-8.el7_2
fixed
tomcat-el-2.2-api
RHEL 7
0:7.0.54-8.el7_2
fixed
tomcat-javadoc
RHEL 7
0:7.0.54-8.el7_2
fixed
tomcat-jsp-2.2-api
RHEL 7
0:7.0.54-8.el7_2
fixed
tomcat-jsvc
RHEL 7
0:7.0.54-8.el7_2
fixed
tomcat-lib
RHEL 7
0:7.0.54-8.el7_2
fixed
tomcat-servlet-3.0-api
RHEL 7
0:7.0.54-8.el7_2
fixed
tomcat-webapps
RHEL 7
0:7.0.54-8.el7_2
fixed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b414817c2b0bf351138911c8c922ec5dd577ebc0b9a7f42d705752d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40488/
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
http://legalhackers.com/advisories/Tomcat-RedHat-Pkgs-Root-PrivEsc-Exploit-CVE-2016-5425.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139041/Apache-Tomcat-8-7-6-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2046.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/2
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93472
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036979
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/6b414817c2b0bf351138911c8c922ec5dd577ebc0b9a7f42d705752d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40488/
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html